New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-08
ARRESTED FOR THE RAHU.IY MURDER.
sIxGrLAE sroRIrs TOLD BY THE rRIsoNEE-NEw

sINGULAE STORIES TOLD BY THE PRIsONEI-NEW
CLKws But 80 IDENTIFICATION.
Jacob Flath a German barber was arrested In Brook
Ign yesterday upon suspicion of being connected
with the Railway murder. on Tuesday he went
10 Brooklyn and was hired By Theodore
Hcinzerling. barber. Of No 1902 Third-ava Io ap
pcarcd nervous and talked much OF the Railway mur-
der expressing fear that the murderer after him.
that his employer went 10 the Third Avenue Police sta
ton and told Acting Captain Kenny. He sent two de-
teetives after the and hal him taken 10 Police Head
quarters There fath said that hs had worked
for barber In Elizabeth " j.. for eight months up TO
March IL lie then remained in Elizabeth Ave aud
the morning March 20 he took the 3O train for Jersey
CITY, In the car he was frightened by man who madc
constant efforts o conceal hs shirt ont and waisio0at
from view but despite his efforts Fatn saw blood
.,ots unon them The man Jumped on the train
End ran .,, Az AS soon as IL reached Jersey Cy. fath
said he wrote the chief OF Police IN Railway aboutthe
man whsn hc read Of the murder lie had shaved his
chin since left Elizabeth but lie could give no salts
factory reason for 80 doing. ,,
The prisoner appeared exceedingly nervous and an In
terpteier had translate Of bis answcfs When
picture Of the murdered glrl was shown 70
him he did not seem 10 recognize II and
he denied ever baying seen her Among
tho papers In his pockets was one describing a
giloiine. lie had pawn tickets for coat aud watch
The former had pawncd In this city ON March -,
when he said he IN Elizabeth. and when asked about
It he said he bought the ticket Tor fits cents oi another
man A search Oi his room resulted In finding pair of
Gun, with blood stains and finger marks upon
appesred to be marks Of blood stains upon them,
They had washed and pressed ~ that II was mpos
sbIe To tell accurately what the stains were. chemical
analysis viii be made determine. Faih locked Hp
The police authorities inclined 10 think that he is de
mented, although all the iact ia tho matter VIII be care
Detectives Mahoney and Mccormack visited Elizabeth
and RAILWAY Yesterday afternoon. They found that
Flah had worked, as he said for barber named scha
geter No 60 Firss and that he was hot ont OF the
city from March II, when he gt work nn he went 70
Jersey City March 20. Nothing could be learned
TO show that Tlath hal been i'll Halfway at All,
lie explained that the blood upon his cuffs and trousers
due tO fight In street where bc was badly beaten
Otto Hester Of No. 2I5 Deancey-st went to Railway
10 look a the body OF the murde red girl yesterday think
he might he able to identify As the body oi Mena
Noorz a young German woman who recently came 70
In drafts OF $500 and 81 200 A description oil the
body in Railway was Ike the description lie
had TO give OF Menn NCo ag Lng ncn
said to ie NJ X Noorl.' When Mr. Heister last
Mena she was talking OF buying farm Ia SewJerscy for
young Kinder. who had no money: There was pun
shrd report in the afternoon that Mr. Iester had posi-
lively identified The body that Of Mcna NoorA To
TRBrINE reporter last evening Mr. Hester said the story
WAS false lie had the body in Railway and was
positive that IL not the body of the young German
woman In fact. the features bore no resemblance to
those OF Nena NOorz.
Mrs sadie Mann, OF senateavc, Camden, feels posi-
tive that the murdered girl her sister, Vinc. who has
been missing time Mrs. Mann is not OF age and Is
coher with her In estate of 100000 Her SIS
ter yine married and had separated from her
the bubble again on sunday and on Monday
IL will he buried IN Hazewood Cemetery. which is owned
by the First Prcsby yteran Church IL was reported IN
Rabway last night that two left bundle in Smiths
restaurant Broad and Division SITS on The morning io
for IL was decided 10 open the bundle
Mrs Smith was surprised to, to :, s ma IL IL
thereon also No 10 collar, together with some woans
clothing No 10 mans collar found under the
murdered gr ana IL Is ,So"Y' M " 1msri 'S nn@nnr Of
private citizens have begun 10 work on the Milton
suspicious district Attorney wilson has IN his possession
mans handkerchief and lock OF black bair which were
found at the side OF the body.